Kia class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: A group of Kia Telluride owners filed a class action lawsuit against Kia America Inc. and Kia Corp.
- Why: The plaintiffs allege the automakers failed to disclose and repair a defect in the digital instrument cluster display of Telluride vehicles.
- Where: The Kia Telluride class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
A new class action lawsuit claims Kia failed to disclose a defect in the digital instrument cluster display of its 2023-2025 Telluride vehicles that causes it to go blank while driving.
Plaintiff Chris O’Connell and four others filed the class action complaint against Kia America Inc. and Kia Corp. on May 22 in California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal consumer laws.
According to the Kia class action lawsuit, the digital instrument cluster is the only way drivers can obtain real-time safety-critical information, including vehicle speed, engine speed, fuel level, tire pressure monitoring system status, warning and malfunction telltales, forward collision and driver assistance alerts, and odometer and trip information.
The plaintiffs allege the instrument cluster in the Kia Telluride vehicles is prone to failure, causing the display to go completely blank during vehicle operation.
This results in the complete loss of visual access to safety-critical information, increasing the risk of accidents, the plaintiffs claim.
Kia knew about the defect, failed to repair or issue recall, class action says
The class action lawsuit claims the defect is not the result of consumer misuse, accident or external damage. Rather, it manifests spontaneously, often within days or weeks of a vehicle’s initial delivery to a consumer.
The plaintiffs allege Kia was aware of the defect but failed to repair the vehicles when they displayed symptoms consistent with the defect. Instead, the automaker recommended costly repairs that vehicle owners had to pay for.
The lawsuit claims Kia has not issued a recall or offered an adequate free remedy for the vehicles, resulting in consumers incurring out-of-pocket costs for repairs that Kia is legally and contractually responsible to perform at no charge.
As a result, the plaintiffs say they have suffered an ascertainable loss of money and property and have been harmed by Kia’s actions.
The plaintiffs seek to represent New York and Pennsylvania classes of consumers who purchased or leased a 2023-2025 Kia Telluride. They are suing for breach of warranty, fraudulent concealment and unjust enrichment and are seeking certification of the Kia class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
In another Kia-related class action lawsuit, a consumer is suing parent company Hyundai for failing to disclose an integrated charging control unit defect found in Hyundai, Genesis and Kia EV6 vehicles.
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The plaintiffs are represented by Richard D. McCune, David C. Wright, Todd A. Walburg, Jordan I. Wispell and Scott B. Baez of McCune Law Group.
The Kia Telluride class action lawsuit is O’Connell, et al. v. Kia America Inc., et al., Case No. 8:26-cv-01291, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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